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DoD Breaks Off Negotiations on F-35 Performance Based Logistics Contract

DoD Breaks Off Negotiations on F-35 Performance Based Logistics Contract
An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron from Hill AFB, Utah, flies over Kadena Air Base, Japan on Nov. 20 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The Pentagon has suspended contract negotiations with Lockheed Martin [LMT] on a Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) contract for the F-35 fighter, but DoD acquisition chief William LaPlante suggested on Dec. 12 that those talks may resume. The suspension means that the F-35 program's goal of awarding a multi-year PBL contract to Lockheed Martin this year will not happen. Through the PBL, DoD has looked to incentivize the meeting of goals for the F-35 for Gross Issue Effectiveness (GIE) and Supplier Response…

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